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JetBlue: It's time for 'Bills' to get moving in D.C

JetBlue Airways is the latest to go public with its displeasure about the government shutdown in Washington. But the airline is doing so in a cheeky way, saying that it will offer free "Even More Speed"

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But the airline is doing so in a cheeky way, saying that it will offer free "Even More Speed" passes to any JetBlue customer named "Bill" flying out of any of the three Washington, D.C.-area airports (Washington Reagan National, Washington Dulles, Baltimore/Washington).

JetBlue's Even More Speed option gives customers access to the priority queues leading to airport security checkpoints. The expedited queues usually are reserved for first-class customers and elite-level frequent fliers.

JetBlue says it's rolling out the promo because it "is determined to help move things along in D.C. any way (it) can."

"Whatever our personal politics are, we'd all like to see good legislation moving through Washington," Marty St. George, JetBlue's SVP -- marketing and commercial strategy, says in a release. "JetBlue is doing our part to keep 'Bills' moving by offering them an Even More Speed pass through security. And because we're not picky we'll take any 'Bill' – Bill, Billy, William, Willa, Billie – heck, we'll even offer it to Guillermos and Willems!"

JetBlue says that "to redeem these passes, all 'Bills' must go to the JetBlue airport ticket counter and present a valid government-issued ID and boarding pass to receive the stamp for JetBlue's Even More Speed lanes."